Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy formally announces a new program that will be offered beginning in the fall of 2007. Through a partnership with Peace Point Equestrian Center, the Mount will add an equine studies concentration to the school’s pathways program that allows for personalized curriculum development. Mount de Chantal also offers concentrations in music, art, science and social studies.
 

In addition to completing coursework required for the Academy's college preparatory diploma, students in the equine studies concentration will take courses such as equine husbandry, horsemanship, horse management, and science courses that affect the care and understanding of horses such as geology, anatomy and physiology with a focus on equine anatomy. The equine-specific courses will be taught by Peace Point Center faculty and will be offered both at Mount de Chantal and at the Peace Point Center.
 

At Peace Point, training is offered in all disciplines (English, Western, Driving, Dressage) and students have the opportunity to focus on a discipline or to select activities from several. Peace Point Equestrian Center is a member of the United States Pony Club (USPC) Riding Center and students will also have the opportunity to join and participate in USPC sponsored events. Opportunities to compete through the Interscholastic Equestrian Association events is also a possibility for students. With the Center’s proximity to Bethany College, discussions are ongoing with college officials about students in the equine concentration participating in "early entrance" college classes at Bethany. This program will be a wonderful opportunity for students interested in pursuing equine or veterinary studies at college to get a jump start on programming in their high school years.
 

Mount de Chantal Visitation Academy is an independent private Catholic school founded in 1848 by the Sisters of the Visitation. Mount de Chantal provides an outstanding educational opportunity in a coeducational environment for Montessori toddler, preschool, kindergarten and elementary (1st-6th grades) programs. Mount de Chantal’s rigorous secondary program (7th-12th grades) is the only all-girls secondary school in the state of West Virginia. Academic excellence and an emphasis on character, values and personal responsibility are hallmarks of a Mount de Chantal education.